Ryan P. Loewer

1st Judicial District

The Honorable Ryan P. Loewer is a 1st Judicial District (Jefferson and Gilpin Counties) District Court Judge who presides over a mixed docket of domestic relations, civil, and criminal cases.  He previously served as a district court magistrate for nine years in the 1st Judicial District, during which he presided over domestic relations, dependency and neglect, juvenile delinquent, probate, mental health, and problem-solving court cases.  Before presiding on the bench, he practiced criminal law for thirteen years as a deputy state public defender.  He serves on the Colorado Judicial Education Committee, the Magistrate Wellness and Support Committee, and he presides as the district court judge for the 1st JD Fresh Start Program.  He coaches other judges for the Colorado Judicial Peer-to-Peer Coaching Program.  Judge Loewer is a graduate of and mentor for the Colorado Institute for Faculty Excellence—Judicial Education (COIFE-JE) and annually teaches at Advanced New Judge Orientation.  He presents continuing legal education classes in the areas of overlapping issues of family and criminal law, indirect contempt practice, magistrate jurisdiction, rules of evidence, and attorney ethics.  Judge Loewer attributes his interest in judging to his childhood hobbies of competitive livestock and dairy cattle judging.

 

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